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Ziyad M. Shihadah
104 Chestnut Ct., Jacksonville NC 28546
Cell: 815-904-4591
Email: zshihadah@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ziyad-shihadah-pmp-341a9430
An accomplished management professional with 34 years of wide-ranging work experience, seeking to share knowledge and expertise in a high-quality company.
Background includes managing companies, departments, teams, and projects. Worked for engineering, construction, project management, and development/home-building companies.
Industries include institutional, commercial, retail, telecommunication, power, petrochemical, industrial, healthcare, hospitality, residential development and home-building, and infrastructure. Worked in many roles, from Site Engineer to Superintendent, Project Controls, Project Management, Vice President, and Managing Director. Also worked both locally in the US, and internationally.
Skills include conflict resolution, constructability advocate, visionary, attentive to detail and accuracy, results-oriented, leadership, proactive, excellent oral and written communication, three-dimensional perspective, competent in Primavera (P6), proficient in MS Office.
Accomplishments include: established a full-fledged company; turned around a project that was behind schedule; single-handedly negotiated and won a multi-year PM contract for my company (Fluor) with the city of Jeddah Saudi Arabia, to manage the entire operation and projects for the city; also won a multi-year contract extension for ongoing construction of a new university campus in Jeddah – both succeeded because of trust and rapport with the client; personally obtained a general contractor license for city of Gary, to stop city from shutting down a project.
Experience
February 2020 – present
Construction Manager
Unified Business Technologies, Inc. (UBT)
As Construction Manager (CM), I work alongside Engineering Technician (ET) and Contract Specialist (CS) to manage multiple projects on Camp Lejeune Base, NC, including monitoring quality assurance in accordance with the project’s contract, plans, and specifications. I facilitate the constant flow of information between the contractor and involved members of the Government team to ensure that projects are executed in a timely manner, at the lowest reasonable cost, and to achieve quality that meets the customers’ needs. My job requires effective organization and careful monitoring in order to balance all of assigned projects.
May 2019 – January 2020
Self-Employed
Business Owner and Volunteer in Rockford, Illinois, USA: Currently lives in Rockford, Illinois, operating a small business and working with several nonprofit and civic organizations.
October 2018 – April 2019
Project Director
Innovators Consulting Engineers
Project Director, heading a large team on behalf of the client, overseeing home-building (the construction of a housing project worth approximately $300 million) – a 150-acre gated community with 780 independent homes, religious and recreational facilities, amenities, and complete underground and above-ground infrastructure networks.
Responsibilities included:
Managed a team of 50 engineers, supervisors, inspectors, surveyors, and administrators
Created a new culture of positivity and productivity, emphasizing teamwork and communication
Resolved conflicts that had been ignored for years and had caused ill will
Ensured for the client successful delivery of constructability, schedule, budget, specifications, quality, and safety on site
Collected, organized, resolved, and closed dozens of outstanding change orders
Managed project controls and reporting systems using Primavera P6 and MS Office software
Established a testing/commissioning/handover team and procedures
Oversaw construction and handover of project from contractor to client to customers
Authorized payments to contractor
Assisted client (University) in customer service: scheduling walkthrough visits, obtaining final approval of homes by customers (University faculty)
May 2016 – September 2018
Self-Employed
Business Owner and Volunteer in Rockford, Illinois, USA: lived and worked in Rockford, Illinois, running and operating a small business, and working with several nonprofit and civic organizations.
Jan. 2014 – April 2016
Managing Director
United Gates Construction Contracting Company (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
Established a full-fledged construction/contracting company (owned by Naghi Group); reported to the president and owner of the company.
Responsibilities included:
Created mission and vision statements, defined systems and departments
Developed and executed all necessary plans, budgets, agreements, rules, and procedures to run the company successfully
Hired 90% of employees
Developed, implemented, and managed project controls and reporting systems using Primavera P6 and MS Office software
Led a team of managers, engineers, and construction personnel in office and on site
Work fields included retail, residential, commercial, and hospitality buildings
October 2007 – January 2014
Vice President - Projects
Kinan International Real Estate Development Company
Administered strategic planning and operational management of all phases of development, engineering, procurement, and construction of all projects for this leading Saudi real estate company. Kinan specializes in home-building (upscale residential complexes), retail malls, and mixed-use facilities, all over Saudi Arabia.
Successfully developed land for 1,500 residential units, total value of $500 million.
Responsibilities included:
Oversaw development of empty land (two parcels, nine million sq.ft. each) in major cities of Jeddah and Riyadh for a 1500-residential-unit new community
Installed all wet and dry utilities, hardscape, landscape, parks, strip malls, and other amenities
Built a total of 1500 residential units, total value approximately $500 million
Hired designers, consultants, general contractors, and subcontractors to execute work
Insured completion of all projects on schedule and on budget using Primavera
Ensured implementation of systems and procedures of Projects Department
Recruited and oversaw training and development of qualified professionals for Projects Department
Enforced safety on jobsite over for over 1,000 total workers
Participated in early stages of development of new potential projects
Assisted top management as we met or exceeded our overall financial and growth targets
June 2006 – October 2007
Site Superintendent
Fluor Corporation (Yanbu, Saudi Arabia)
Multi-billion dollar project for Saudi public company, YANSAB, one of the largest petrochemical complexes in the world at the time. Fluor’s scope of work included engineering, procurement, and construction of process plants and associated utilities and offsites.
Responsibilities included:
Reviewed and implemented construction drawings
Tracked approval and procurement of materials and equipment
Kept track of project schedule and identified any critical issues
Monitored quality, health, and safety on site
July 2004 – June 2006
Project Manager
Fluor Corporation (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
Promoted to PM for entire King Abdul Aziz University new campus project, including central library, colleges of engineering, science, and art, sports facilities, etc., and infrastructure totaling over $200 million. Fluor was responsible for supervising the various contracts from bidding to completion and handover to University.
Responsibilities included:
Oversaw full engineering and construction teams of approximately seventy people
Ran overall operations for multiple simultaneous projects
Ensured for the client successful delivery of design, engineering, constructability, schedule, budget, specs, quality, and safety for all projects
Worked with the client on overall budgeting and scheduling of the program, including coordination with existing campus
Authorized payments to contractors
April 2000 – June 2004
Senior Construction Engineer (SCE)
Fluor Corporation (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
King Abdul Aziz University new campus, including state-of-the-art women’s college of science, a massive indoor-outdoor sports facility, clearing and installation of infrastructure for an area of over 700,000 square meters. Oversaw four projects simultaneously, including constructability review, bidding, overseeing contractors, safety, etc.
Responsibilities included:
Member of the team that evaluated bids and selected successful bidder
Oversaw adherence to project specs, quality, schedule, budget, and safety for assigned projects
Reviewed and approved billing, including change orders
Member of team conducting handover to University
December 1999 – March 2000
Project Manager
Fluor Corporation (Jacksonville, FL)
Power project for Jacksonville Electricity Authority: three simple cycle combustion turbines and supporting primary and secondary buildings, facilities, and utilities.
As company liaison, responsibilities included:
Worked closely with Fluor top management to negotiate and develop all aspects of construction proposal
Developed plan for all temporary facilities, utilities, roads, parking, and receiving/laydown areas
Assisted in negotiating the agreement with equipment and tools supplying company and in the issuing of the first dozen contracts and P.O.’s
Part of the team that started the construction activities on site for the first few weeks
December 1995 – December 1999
Field Engineer
Fluor Corporation (East Chicago, IN)
Four consecutive industrial projects, including a 300,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility, roads and railroad tracks; three steam turbine generator facilities, including steel piles, thousands of yards of concrete, cooling towers, pump houses, control and maintenance facilities, and a 300-ft. tall concrete stack on one facility.
Responsibilities included:
Directed and controlled engineering functions
Insured conformance to code and specification requirements
Made adaptations and modifications to design as needed
Procured materials for various disciplines
Wrote scope of work and provided engineering support for various subcontracts
Quality control and compatibility with project definition and scope of work
Prepared requisitions for procurement of services, materials, and equipment
Provided technical support and interpretation of code and specification requirements
Assisted in supervision of civil crafts where needed
Administrated various subcontracts through completion
July 1993 – December 1995
Project Controls Engineer/Scheduling Lead
Fluor Corporation (Chicago, IL)
Chicago New Emergency 911 Facility, a $200+ million telecom endeavor that included a main facility and a backup facility, miles of fiber optic cables, with state of the art communication equipment and ties to police and fire station all over Chicago.
Responsibilities included:
Worked with project managers to create and update schedules
Tracked engineering, procurement, and construction activities
Analyzed and periodically reported to the project management the status of the project
April 1991 – July 1993
Project Controls Engineer
Raytheon E&C; Stone & Webster (Whiting, IN)
Used Primavera to develop and execute schedules for refinery projects for Amoco Oil Company to comply with government Air Act Regulation, and constructed several new processing facilities.
April 1986 – January 1991
Project Manager and other positions
Al-Redwan Holding Company (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
With this contracting company, progressed over 5 years from Estimator to Project Controls Engineer, Assistant Project Manager, and Project Manager. As PM, managed office, hospitality, and three simultaneous hospital projects.
Education
January 1986
Master of Science in Construction Engineering and Management - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
June 1983
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Civil Engineering - King Abdul Aziz University (KAAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Certificates
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate - Project Management Institute (PMI)
NAVFAC 40-hour Contract Safety Hazard Awareness Course- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
30-hour OSHA training in Construction Safety and Health - Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
Ten-hour OSHA training for the Construction Industry - USF OSHA Training Institute
Project Management Certificate - University of Hartford Construction Institute
Civic Engagement
Commissioner for Rockford Housing Authority (RHA)
Fordham Forward of Rockford (modeled after Purpose-Built Communities)
Founder of Unity in Diversity of Rockford
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
Travel, cooking, spectator sports
Citizen of the United States of America